Ecological and Recreational Corridor Bogotá Mountain Reserve

Authors

  • Diana Wiesner

Downloads

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.35.21

Published

2013-01-21

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Ecological and Recreational Corridor Bogotá Mountain Reserve. (2013). Project Baikal, 10(35), 84-87. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.35.21

Keywords:

urban regions, ecological networks, green infrastructure, ecological main structure, landscape ecology, design-in-science, urban biodiversity, urban ecosystems, landscape architecture, Bogota, Colombia

Abstract

Bogotá the capital of the Republic of Colombia is a tropical highland city located at 2650 m above sea level, the 25th largest city of the world and among the large, one of the highest. A proposal for integration of components of ecological networks in the Oriental Hills of Bogotá, along a gradient from wild to built nature. Name as The Bogotá Ecological and Recreational Corridor (C.E.R.) is based on three strategies: first a social being the largest border agreement with 53 km, along the entire eastern limit of the city. Second the biophysical which involves restoration of ecosystem, and third the socio-spatial which includes infrastructure for making an open air museum for integration and urban limit. The ultimate aim of the approach is to contribute as a pilot proposal in biodiversity managment and cultural transformation in ecological issues for the inhabitants.

Author Biography

  • Diana Wiesner

    architect, landscape designer, director and founder of Fundacion Cerros de Bogotá (Columbia)